BIG BLUE REWIND HOMECOMING CABARET SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2021 CENTER FOR THEATRE & DANCE PATIO FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE, CLASS OF 2022: AUDRI BARTHOLOMEW BRIGID BUCKLEY CARLY CLO KELSEY CROTZ ROBERTO GRAFF AMANDA HANDEGAN JASMINE-KALEI HUMPHREY STEVEN KLENK SOPHIE MILLER
CHASE NELSON JUSTIN NELSON PAIGE NEUMEYER JOEL OCHOA ALYSON ROBBINS JARED SCOTT ANDREW TUFANO BRIGHAM WILLIAMS JAKE ZIMAN
MANDY DULNY AND MICHELLINA MCNAUGHTON – CHOREOGRAPHERS SAM LARO AND ALEX SAVIANO – EMCEES JEFFERSON FARBER (MU ALUM, 2006), DIRECTOR BETH CREIGHTON (MU ALUM, 2001), MUSIC DIRECTOR PERFORMING SONGS FROM THE FOLLOWING MILLIKIN PRODUCTIONS: CABARET - 2001 THE FANTASTICKS – 1977, 1986, 1995 WEST SIDE STORY – 1978, 1987 KISS ME, KATE – 1992, 2009 BRIGADOON – 1982, 2000 HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING – 1996 CITY OF ANGELS - 1998 DAMN YANKEES - 2005 THE MUSIC MAN - 1974 SWEENEY TODD - 1997 ASSASSINS - 1998 INTO THE WOODS - 2002 PIPPIN – 1990, 1999 LEGALLY BLONDE - 2014 AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND - 2015 JEKYLL & HYDE - 2003 SPRING AWAKENING - 2013 URINETOWN - 2010 YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN - 1990 GODSPELL - 1976 9 TO 5 – 2017
AUDRI BARTHOLOMEW - AUDRI IS A SENIOR BFA MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM LOS ANGELES, CA AND SO EXCITED TO CELEBRATE SOTAD’S FIERCEST SHOWS DURING HER LAST SEMESTER. HER PREVIOUS MAINSTAGE CREDITS INCLUDE SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (WOMAN 1), SEUSSICAL (GERTRUDE MCFUZZ), AND INTIMATE APPAREL (SWING). OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE NBC’S THE VOICE (SEASON 15 CONTESTANT), PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE’S STRANGEST THINGS! (LUCAS), AND THE MUNY’S AIDA (ENSEMBLE). IN ADDITION TO BEING IN THE HONORS PROGRAM, AUDRI IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAU IOTA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. AUDRI WANTS TO THANK HER SUPPORTIVE FAMILY, FRIENDS, BETH & JEFF FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND GOD FOR BLESSING HER. SHE HOPES YOU ALL ENJOY THIS MAGICAL AND MYSTICAL MUSIC REVUE. CHECK OUT AUDRIB.COM FOR MORE! BRIGID BUCKLEY - BRIGID IS A SENIOR BFA ACTING MAJOR FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. PREVIOUS CREDITS INCLUDE SPRING AWAKENING (MARTA), THE WOLVES AT MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (SWING), CARRIE THE MUSICAL, AND RIPPER (ANNIE AND POLLY) AT PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE. SHE IS FEELING SO FORTUNATE TO BE SHARING THE STAGE WITH SOME OF HER BEST FRIENDS AND SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE MILLIKIN A HOME FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS! BRIGID WANTS TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU TO HER FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING HER EVERY STEP OF THE WAY! HAPPY HOMECOMING! CARLY CLO - CARLY IS A SENIOR MUSICAL THEATER MAJOR AND MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY AND IS SO EXCITED TO BE APPEARING IN MILLIKIN’S BIG BLUE REWIND CABARET. SHE HAS BEEN LAST SEEN PERFORMING IN PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF RIPPER THE MUSICAL AS THE FEMALE SWING. SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK JEFF AND BETH FOR GIVING HER THIS OPPORTUNITY. ENJOY THE SHOW!
KELSEY CROTZ – KELSEY IS A SENIOR BFA MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM OOSTENDE, BELGUIM. PREVIOUS MILLIKIN MAINSTAGE CREDITS INCLUDE THE WOLVES (#7), MEDEA (CHORUS MEMBER), BIRTHDAY CANDLES (MADELINE), AND SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (WOMAN 3). PIPE DREAMS CREDITS INCLUDE THE LAST FIVE YEARS (JAMIE) AND CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE 90S MUSICAL (KATHRYN). CATCH KELSEY PLAYING AMALIA BALASH IN SHE LOVES ME LATER THIS FALL! HAPPY HOMECOMING! AMANDA HANDEGAN – AMANDA IS A SENIOR MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. SHE IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO BE PERFORMING ALONGSIDE SO MANY INCREDIBLY TALENTED ARTISTS , WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO BE SOME OF HER BEST FRIENDS. SOME OF HER PREVIOUS CREDITS INCLUDE “LILITH/LILLY” IN SHE KILLS MONSTERS: VIRTUAL REALMS AND “WOMAN 3” IN SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. AMANDA WOULD LIKE TO THANK JEFFERSON FARBER AND BETH CREIGHTON FOR GIVING HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE HER SENIOR YEAR WITH THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILLED HER COLLEGE EXPERIENCE WITH LOVE AND LAUGHTER. SHE IS SO HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS NEW TRADITION! JASMINE-KALEI HUMPHREY - JASMINE IS A SENIOR BA THEATRE MAJOR FROM PADUCAH, KENTUCKY. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY SEEN IN MILLIKIN'S PRODUCTIONS OF: PETE(HER) PAN (TINK), SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, AND MEDEA (CHORUS) AND IS HEAD CHOREOGRAPHER FOR BURLESQUE UNDERGROUND. YOU CAN CATCH HER THIS NOVEMBER IN SHE LOVES ME (WAITER)! SHE THANKS HER FAMILY FOR THEIR CONSTANT LOVE AND SUPPORT.
STEVEN KLENK - STEVEN WAS MOST RECENTLY NAMED A TOP 3 FINALIST IN SEASON 1 OF BROADWAYWORLD’S NEXT ON STAGE COMPETITION. PRIOR TO THAT, STEVEN MADE HIS INDIANAPOLIS CABARET DEBUT SINGING WITH JESSICA VOSK AT HER WILD AND FREE CONCERT AS A FEATURED VOCALIST. ADDITIONAL THEATRE CREDITS INCLUDE: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (SEYMOUR), SHREK THE MUSICAL (SHREK), AND HE IS CURRENTLY IN THE MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY PRODUCTION OF SHE LOVES ME PLAYING LADISLAV SIPOS. ORIGINALLY FROM THE SOUTH SUBURBS OF CHICAGO, STEVEN IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE AT MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN THEATRE. HE SENDS HIS DEEPEST LOVE AND THANKS TO HIS MOTHER FOR ALL HER SUPPORT. @STEVENKLENK
SOPHIE MILLER - SOPHIE IS A SENIOR BFA MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM CARMEL, INDIANA. SHE IS DELIGHTED TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH HER FELLOW SENIORS IN THIS FUN HOMECOMING CABARET! SOPHIE'S PREVIOUS CREDITS INCLUDE HAMLET WITH DISCOVERING BROADWAY (SUMMER 2021), OLIVER! AT MYERS DINNER THEATRE (SUMMER 2021), AND PETE (HER) PAN AT MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (SPRING 2021). YAY, CLASS OF ’22!
CHASE NELSON - CHASE IS THRILLED TO BE A PART OF THIS CABARET! HE IS A SENIOR MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR WITH A DANCE MINOR. HE IS FROM THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO IN CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS. HE WAS MOST RECENTLY CAST IN SHE LOVES ME AS ENSEMBLE AND U.S FOR MR. MARACZEK; PETE (HER) PAN AS A LOST BOY; WE HAVE APPLES AS ORION; CARRIE: THE MUSICAL AS GEORGE; AND SPRING AWAKENING AS HANSCHEN. ADDITIONAL CREDITS INCLUDE: BURLESQUE UNDERGROUND AS A TREASURER/PERFORMER. CHASE WOULD LOVE TO THANK HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY BACK AT HOME FOR BELIEVING IN HIM AND ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT . HE ALSO WANTS TO THANK THE FACULTY HERE AT MILLIKIN FOR THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. ENJOY THE SHOW AND GRAB A DRINK AFTER! GO SENIORS! JUSTIN NELSON - JUSTIN IS A SENIOR MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR WITH A DANCE MINOR FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. HIS MILLIKIN MAINSTAGE CREDITS INCLUDE BLOOD AT THE ROOT (JUSTIN), PETE(HER) PAN (PETER PAN), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (MAN 1), SEUSSICAL (WICKERSHAM BROTHER), HAIR (TRIBE/BERGER UNDERSTUDY), AND SISTER ACT (ENSEMBLE/TJ UNDERSTUDY). YOU MAY HAVE ALSO SEEN HIM IN MAMMA MIA! AT THE MUNY, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT AT STAGES ST. LOUIS, OR GOLDEN CELEBRATION AT SIX FLAGS ST. LOUIS. HE’D LOVE TO THANK HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, JEFF, AND BETH FOR THEIR SUPPORT. INSTAGRAM: JUSTINNELSONNN PAIGE NEUMEYER – PAIGE (SHE/HER) PAIGE IS A SENIOR MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN. SHE IS SO EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS SPECIAL SHOW DURING HER FINAL YEAR AT MILLIKIN. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A JOY TO PERFORM WITH HER FRIENDS! LAST YEAR, SHE MADE HER MILLIKIN MAINSTAGE DEBUT IN SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, AND HAS WORKED ON WE HAVE APPLES AND THE GUIDE TO BEING SINGLE AT PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE. A HUGE THANK YOU TO BETH AND JEFF FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON SUCH FUN MATERIAL! SHE HOPES YOU ENJOY THIS TRIP DOWN MILLIKIN MEMORY LANE JOEL OCHOA - JOEL IS SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS CABARET WITH A LOT OF HIS WONDERFULLY TALENTED CLASSMATES. JOEL WAS MOST RECENTLY SEEN AS CATHY HIATT IN PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS. OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE: MORITZ STIEFEL IN SPRING AWAKENING, CLOPIN IN THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, LAURIE IN LITTLE WOMEN, AND JACK IN INTO THE WOODS. JOEL IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AT PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE, PASSING THE LOVE OF THE ARTS TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS. HE HOPES YOU ENJOY THE SHOW! ALYSON ROBBINS – ALYSON (SHE/HER) IS OVERJOYED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE FIRST HOMECOMING CABARET AT MILLIKIN! SHE IS A SENIOR BFA MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM SELMA, ALABAMA. HER CREDITS INCLUDE MY FAIR LADY AND FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY). SHE ALSO APPEARED IN PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE'S PRODUCTION OF CRUEL INTENTIONS AND RIPPER: THE MUSICAL. ALYSON WANTS TO THANK JEFF AND BETH FOR THIS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO SING WITH HER PEERS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR . ENJOY THE SHOW AS WE “TRY TO REMEMBER” MILLIKIN’S PAST SHOWS!
JARED SCOTT - JARED IS A SENIOR BFA ACTING MAJOR FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. HIS PAST MILLIKIN MAINSTAGE CREDITS INCLUDE SHE KILLS MONSTERS: VIRTUAL REALMS (SPRING 2021), WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? (FALL 2020), AND BIRTHDAY CANDLES (FALL 2019). HE ALSO APPEARED IN PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE’S STRANGEST THINGS: THE MUSICAL (SPRING 2018), ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY’S THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (SPRING 2019), AND CO-DIRECTED AND STARRED IN A STUDENT-RUN, ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE WINTER’S TALE (SPRING 2021). HE IS SO EXCITED FOR EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS HOMECOMING CABARET, AND HOPES YOU ENJOY THE SHOW! ANDREW TUFANO - ANDREW IS A SENIOR BFA MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR WITH A DANCE MINOR FROM MELROSE PARK, IL. HIS CREDITS INCLUDE SHE LOVES ME (NOVEMBER 12-14TH), PETE(HER) PAN, SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, SEUSSICAL, RIPPER (PDST), SISTER ACT (MAINSTAGE DEBUT), AND BIG FISH (IHSTF ALLSTATE PRODUCTION); ADDITIONAL CREDITS INCLUDE THE MU DANCE ENSEMBLE & BURLESQUE UNDERGROUND (HEAD CHOREOGRAPHER). THANK YOU, MOM AND DAD!! BRIGHAM WILLIAMS - BRIGHAM IS A SENIOR MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. HE IS SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF SUCH A TALENTED CAST! OTHER CREDITS AT MILLIKIN INCLUDE SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, CHELSEA SUNRISE, SHE LOVES ME (COMING SOON), AND CARRIE AT PIPE DREAMS STUDIO THEATRE. BRIGHAM PLANS TO MOVE TO NEW YORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATING AND HOPES TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. HE IS ALSO A RECENTLY CERTIFIED NASM PERSONAL TRAINER! HE IS SUPER EXCITED TO BE PERFORMING LIVE AGAIN AND IS CONTINUALLY INSPIRED BY HIS PEERS AND PROFESSORS EVERY DAY THAT HE HAS THE PLEASURE OF BEING ON CAMPUS.
JAKE ZIMAN - JAKE IS A SENIOR BFA MUSICAL THEATRE MAJOR FROM AURORA, ILLINOIS. PAST MILLIKIN MAINSTAGE CREDITS INCLUDE THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (SPRING 2020), SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (FALL 2020), AND WILL BE APPEARING IN SHE LOVES ME LATER THIS FALL AS GEORG NOWACK. OTHER CREDITS INCLUDE SEYMOUR IN LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (INTERLAKES THEATRE), FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (PARAMOUNT THEATRE), AND JOSEPH..DREAMCOAT (PARAMOUNT THEATRE). HAPPY HOMECOMING! MANDY DULNY - MANDY IS ECSTATIC TO BE CHOREOGRAPHING THE BIG BLUE REWIND CABARET WITH HER BEST FRIEND, MICKY, AND PERFORMING WITH SOME OF HER FELLOW CLASSMATES! MILLIKIN CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCE CREDITS INCLUDE: MARISOL (2020), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (2020), SOLSTICE (2019) AND EQUINOX (2021). UPCOMING- ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHING WITH PROFESSOR ANGELA MILLER FOR SHE LOVES ME (NOV. 2021) IN KFAC AND CHOREOGRAPHING VIOLET (MAY 2022) IN THE NEW CTD BUILDING! THANKS TO HER PROFESSORS WHO PUSHED HER, HER FRIENDS WHO LAUGHED WITH HER, AND HER FAMILY WHO LOVED HER. MICHELLINA MCNAUGHTON – MICHELLINA IS BEYOND EXCITED TO BE CHOREOGRAPHING WITH HER BEST FRIEND FOR THE BIG BLUE REWIND CABARET AND PERFORMING FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE WITH SOME OF HER CLASSMATES! MILLIKIN MAINSTAGE CREDITS INCLUDE: EQUINOX (2021), SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL (2020), CHICAGO (2019), SOLSTICE (2019), AND SOLSTICE (2018). SHE IS ALSO A HEAD CHOREOGRAPHER FOR BURLESQUE UNDERGROUND (2021-22). SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER PROFESSORS, COWORKERS, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY FOR PUSHING HER AND SUPPORTING HER ALONG THE WAY. SAM LARO - HAILING FROM THE STATE OF MAINE, SAMUEL HAS APPEARED IN, PLAYED FOR, AND STAGE-MANAGED MANY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS. RECENT STAGE CREDITS INCLUDE BOBBY CHILD (CRAZY FOR YOU), SNOOPY (YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN), AND COSMO BROWN (SINGIN' IN THE RAIN). MANAGEMENT CREDITS INCLUDE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (ASM) AND SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (ASM). WHEN NOT AT THE THEATER, SAMUEL IS CHATTERING AWAY ABOUT THE THEATRE ON WJMU 89.5 THE QUAD WITH ALEX SAVIANO. THEIR INTERNATIONAL-AWARD-WINNING SHOW, "BIG BLUE BROADWAY," IS ON EVERY SUNDAY FROM 6-8 PM CT.
ALEX SAVIANO - ALEX IS A SENIOR BA THEATRE MAJOR AND ENGLISH WRITING MINOR. HE IS THE CO-FOUNDER AND CO-HOST OF THE NATIONALLY AWARD WINNING RADIO SHOW BIG BLUE BROADWAY ON WJMU 89.5 - THE QUAD. ALEX IS ALSO CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE STAGE MANAGER OF PIPE DREAM STUDIO THEATRE’S WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF GRACE AND THE GHOST, AND WILL BE SEEN IN DECATUR UNDERGROUND THEATRE’S PRODUCTION OF THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE AS LEAF CONEYBEAR LATER THIS YEAR. HE’D LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS SHOW TO HIS FRIENDS THAT ARE MORE THAN FRIENDS TO HIM; BUT, ARE HIS SECOND FAMILY.